The Nicodemus enterprise. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1887-1887, 1887-10-12
G. A, r.
The Parade and Line of March

every street and byway in St. Louts III
Town Is In gala attire, and the parade. whicl
Is now In progress, is without a donbt II,
grandest IN the history OF the Grand Army O
Inc Republic. Fully loo, coo men are in lin,
At noon' and the parade viii take at less
tnree hours to pass any given point. The on
VIE vast column is formed in platoons O
C"elVe, single ranks, ten feet apart
In passing the commandments a. A.,
reviewing stand, the department., division an,
POST commanders, marshals and mounted aid,
salute and all colors are dipped: all other
march PAST in soldterIy manner vithon
salutipg.
AS 1t is now passing through the streets tn,
column is formed as follows:
l. Mounted police.
.. Grand marshal, chief OF staff and aids
5. Gilmore's band.
f. Logan post, OF st. Louis, mounted. anC
Springfield, Mass, battalion, special escort,
tc commandment chief.
.. Commander-in-C Chief Fairchi,d anf
staff.
.. Carriage containing war governors and
other distinguished guests.
& First NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Missouri
Col. Nelson Cole, assistant marshal.
:. Second Observation-Disclosures If Iii.
no1s-Col. j. G. Butler, assistant marshal
=. Third division-Department Of Wis
consin, Pennsylvania and Ohfo-Goy. Thomas
Z. Fletcher, assistant marshal.
IL. Fourth divtsion-Department of New
York, Connecticut, Massachusetts,, Maine.
New Jersey and Virglnia-Gen. John w
Turner, assistant marshal.
IL. Fifth division-Department of Cali.
torn1a, New Hampshire, Vermont. Potomac
and Mary land-Msj. Leo Rassieur, assistant
marsha &C.
II. sixth NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Indiana
MAJ. +. +. Weigel, assistant marshal.
I3. Seventh divisiOn-Departmeut of
Iowa, Nebraska and Colorado-W. J. Lem0,
assistant marshal. -'-P'
IA. Eighth Acknowledgements of Kan.
shall. An"l-
Is. Ninth division-Departments of Mich
igan, Minnesota, Delaware, West Virginia.
Washington Territory and Kentucky-CoI'
CnarIeS q. Stifel, assistant marshal.
It, Tenth Observation-Disclosures of Ar
kansas, Florida, Gulf, Dakota, Oregon, New
Mexico, Montana, Rhode Island, tennessee
ana Georgia, Texas, Utah, Idaho, brigade of
Naval Veterans and Sons OF Veterans-Cant.
Henry Zegenheim, assistant marshal.
Tonight the streets will be brilliantly H.
animated and grand reception will be given
to the various visiting posts.
EVENING RECEPTION
A grand reception was given last evening
at the Merchants Exchange, by the citizens
OF st. Louis, and the hall was damned with
veterans. Mayor Francis extended hearty
welcome to the Grand Army. Gen. Fairchild
responded to the cordial greeting, bv the as
Surance that there was not mOmen5 when
the members OF the Grand Army doubted the
nospltable reception they would receive.
Fhey had come with hearts full of respect ana
love Tor the city and its citizens, and shOuid
eave with feeling of Iove and pleasure. To
me men who wore the gray he could say that
hey met them with feeling Of love snd con
idence, and extended to them the right hand
II fellowship. The Grand Army did not die
10 the hatchet or wave the bloody shir: |
There never had been, from 1861 to the pre-
mt time among the comrades, thought OF |
ceiling OF malice toward the south. AS mis- |
7oice died out call for Gen. Sherman was |
ollowtd by dozen more, and then & food |
II cheers, but the general gave no sign Of |
espGnse.
Mayor Francis seized the opportunity of the
ull TO introduced ex-Vtce President R8nuih8 |
1amlin. The gray haired old man was greeted |
18th storm Of applause, and during a short
nd eloquent address was frequently infer
upted bV prolonged cheers. Gov. Oglesby.
L Illinois, kept up the enthusiasm by 4 iocu-
ar as sault on Gen. Sherman for not TesbonI.
ng to the repeated calls. AS be retired. the
anne or sherman once more rarg out, aud an
walton greeted Uncle Billy, Is he arose 10
nswer the call. Ia allu ling to the var The
eneral said he had many friends on either
lde. he then thought that they were in error.
lie believed they were becoming convinced O.
his the selves, and he knew they were IN
rror; at any rate they were returning to that
Id friendly feeling. There were some black
1eep, he knew, but they would not be here
ing; they would soon ole off, thank God.
nd this would be better, stronger nation
lie believed this was the strongest nation on
DC earth, for he had Included that no other
over could ever have overcome such g for
ldable rebellion, and he looked with pride H.
n the nag that commands peace and enforces
. Before him Were the forces OF soldiers they
I'LL live, and their spirits will live forever.
'r they Will teach their children, and genera
ons 30 come, the principles that must rule
re land. If the constitution must be i'm.
roved, the 'ect, he said, must be. pointed
1t, but not destroyed by civil war. He re-
lated Mayor Francis welcome and empha- {
zed his feeling that the union sentiments of
e mayor we're good enough for him.
Tomorrow, he said, the boys would show
eir appreciation of their welcome bv q grand
trade, and at 10 O'Clock they would march. {
In or shine, for such has been the order ,
ON the commander-ir-chief. AS the echo
cd out the band struck up Marching {
trough Georg a." theS veterans CAUGHT No c
e tune and the hall re-echoed with the cho- =
IS of 4, 600 voices.
Gcv. Thayer, of Nebraska, Gen. Spragup, of
lode Island, and other honored guests made I
eeches. r
PRESENTS TO OFFICERS. ;
At 1880 this evening the aides on the staff a
Commander-in-Chief Fairchild assembled y
the generals hesdeua tiers with their
lends, and presented to him badge of past
chief. Gen. Fairchild,was Wis I
" affected, and in thanking his staff dis. b
aged his attachment to them, and CON-
ended their loyalty to the Grand A,uv.
lille his friends were extending cengratula- Il
ons, Comrade Cook, on beuslf OF the stat. I
esented gold watch TO Adjutant Gray.
KANSAS Ex-PRIsoNERs.
Many Of the Kansas ex-prisoners of war are
the city and general meeting Of all such
ii be held this evening at the Planters I
,use. Sometime ago circular was sent out T
the various members of the organization.
ID II Is believed that at least SO are
esent.
The Kansas delegation Is proposing to give
,mrade Andy Frankmsn, who has ust r
rneG his one hundredtit year, a rOusinr re- / q